Check Your Hearing

Is my hearing normal?

The following list of questions, while not exhaustive, will provide good indication of any hearing problems.

Do you often feel that other people are ‘mumbling’?

Do you have trouble understanding a conversation when there is background noise?

Do you need to turn up the volume on the television or radio?

Do you often ask people to repeat what they have said?

Do you feel stressed or tired when you have to listen for long periods?

Do you avoid social gatherings because there is too much noise and you struggle to hear?

Do friends and family ask if you have a hearing problem?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to three or more of these questions, we recommend an in-depth hearing assessment with one of our qualified and experienced audiologists. This will determine the nature of your loss, if you require medical referral and/or whether hearing aids can help.

You will have the opportunity to discuss your concerns, learn the exact nature of your loss and consider possible solutions. We even offer trial periods and demonstrations of our hearing aids, so you can discover just how much you may have been missing out on.

For a quick online hearing check, follow this link. The Speech-in-Noise hearing test will only take a few minutes and will indicate how clearly you can hear in different levels of background noise (you will require headphones). The link opens up a new tab for the Hear-it website. Once you have completed the test, close the tab to return to our website.

The online check can only give you a rough idea of how well you hear. There is no substitute for a proper hearing assessment carried out by a professionally trained audiologist.

Remember – hearing loss is more noticeable than a hearing aid!

Did you know?

Untreated hearing loss

makes it difficult to follow conversations and is often very exhausting. It has also been linked to dementia.

Untreated hearing loss

leads to reduced contact with family, friends and colleagues, which may turn into feelings of isolation and depression.

Untreated hearing loss

makes it difficult to stay connected to communication and entertainment devices like television and telephones.